Comments on: Medicine for Melancholy [Barry Jenkins, 2008] https://www.cynephile.com/2010/02/medicine-for-melancholy-barry-jenkins-2008/ "The cinema is cruel like a miracle." -Frank O'Hara Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:14:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.37 By: brandi https://www.cynephile.com/2010/02/medicine-for-melancholy-barry-jenkins-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Sun, 15 May 2011 03:23:50 +0000 http://www.cynephile.com/?p=221#comment-234 a cinephile is a lover of films.

]]> By: no manifesto https://www.cynephile.com/2010/02/medicine-for-melancholy-barry-jenkins-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:33:26 +0000 http://www.cynephile.com/?p=221#comment-19 You mention cinephiles, so I am wondering, what is a cinephile? Why is this a good thing to be? Can you explain in a future post? A cinephile manifesto!

]]> By: the passenger engine https://www.cynephile.com/2010/02/medicine-for-melancholy-barry-jenkins-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:55 +0000 http://www.cynephile.com/?p=221#comment-17 Love the stills you chose to compare these films.

Medicine For Melacholy is an excellent film that deals intelligently with the topic of race. Unfortunately, it’s only brain-dead films like Precious and Crash that seem to get any attention for dealing with that topic.

Further Reading:
Barry Jenkin’s Interview in The FADER

Dennis Lim’s review in the New York Times

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